diff --git a/src/lib-sasl/dsasl-client.c b/src/lib-sasl/dsasl-client.c
index 2d0eb3b0f8..958e3070d7 100644
--- a/src/lib-sasl/dsasl-client.c
+++ b/src/lib-sasl/dsasl-client.c
@@ -98,11 +98,6 @@ dsasl_client_mech_find(struct dsasl_client *client, const char *name)
 	return dsasl_client_mech_find_idx(client, name, &idx);
 }
 
-const char *dsasl_client_mech_get_name(const struct dsasl_client_mech *mech)
-{
-	return mech->name;
-}
-
 bool dsasl_client_mech_uses_password(const struct dsasl_client_mech *mech)
 {
 	return (mech->flags & DSASL_MECH_SEC_NO_PASSWORD) == 0;
diff --git a/src/lib-sasl/dsasl-client.h b/src/lib-sasl/dsasl-client.h
index 627a57ad6b..bc5eb924cb 100644
--- a/src/lib-sasl/dsasl-client.h
+++ b/src/lib-sasl/dsasl-client.h
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ void dsasl_client_unref(struct dsasl_client **_client);
 /* PLAIN mechanism always exists and can be accessed directly via this. */
 extern const struct dsasl_client_mech dsasl_client_mech_plain;
 
-const char *dsasl_client_mech_get_name(const struct dsasl_client_mech *mech);
 bool dsasl_client_mech_uses_password(const struct dsasl_client_mech *mech);
 
 int dsasl_client_check_settings(struct dsasl_client *client,